The act of creating a memorial for one who has passed away is an act of spirituality. A memorial tells the world that Marco may be gone, but his spirit lives on. A memorial makes a statement that Marco will forever be tied together in the circle of life. A memorial is a statement that Marco's life mattered & continues to matter. The acts of goodness & courage will never be forgotten. A memorial is a way to remember a loved one forever.

♥¸.•**•.¸♥ Love and Gratitude ♥¸.•**•.¸♥

You
Never...
You never said I'm leaving
You never said goodbye
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why
A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried
If Love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died
In Life I loved you dearly
In death I love you still
In my heart you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn't go alone
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home. ~Author Unknown~

Sunday, 10 June 2012

KIDS IN CHURCH...
3-year-old Reese :
'Our Father, Who does art in heaven,
Harold is His name..
Amen.'
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A little boy was overheard praying:
'Lord, if you can't make me a better
boy, don't worry about it.
I'm having a real good time like I am.'

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After the christening of his baby brother in church,
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
'That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home,
and I wanted to stay with you guys.'

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One particular four-year-old prayed,
'And forgive us our trash baskets
as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.'

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A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they
were on the way to church service,
'And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?'
One bright little girl replied,
'Because people are sleeping.'

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A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3.
The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake.
Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson..
'If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,
'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said,
' Ryan, you be Jesus !'

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A father was at the beach with his children
when the four-year-old son ran up to him,
grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore
where a seagull lay dead in the sand.
'Daddy, what happened to him?' The son asked.
'He died and went to Heaven,' the Dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said,
'Did God throw him back down?'
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A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said,
'Would you like to say the blessing?'
'I wouldn't know what to say,' the girl replied.
'Just say what you hear Mommy say,' the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said,
'Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'

Not many people get a
picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them!

Freedom and JeffFreedom and I have been together 11 years this
summer.She came in as a baby in 1998
with two broken wings.Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after
surgery,it was broken in 4
places.She's my baby.

When
Freedom came in she could not standand both wings were broken. She wasemaciated and covered in lice. We made thedecision to give her a chance at life, so
I tookher to the vet's office. From
thenon, I was always around her. We
had her in ahuge dog carrier with
the top off, and itwas loaded up
with shredded newspaper for her tolay in. I used to sit and talk to her,urging her to live, to fight; and she
would laythere looking at me with
those big brown eyes.We also had to
tube feed her for weeks.

This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she
stillcouldn't stand. It got to the
point where thedecision was made to
euthanise herif she couldn't stand
in a week. You know you don'twant to
cross that line between torture andrehab, and it looked like death waswinning. She was going to be putdown that Friday, and I was supposed to come inon that Thursday afternoon. I didn't want
to goto the centre that Thursday,
because I couldn'tbear the thought
of her being euthanised;but I went
anyway, and when I walked in everyonewas grinning from ear to ear. I wentimmediately back to her cage; and there she was,standing on her own, a big beautifuleagle. She was ready to live. I wasjust about in tears by then. Thatwas a very good day.

We knew she
could never fly, so the directorasked me to glove train her.I
got her used to the glove,and then
to jesses, and we starteddoing
education programs for schoolsin
western Washington.We wound up in
the newspapers,radio (believe it or
not) and someTV. Miracle Pets even
did a showabout us.

In the
spring of 2000, I was diagnosed withnon-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I had stage 3,which is not good (one major organ
pluseverywhere), so I wound up doing 8 months ofchemo. Lost the hair - the wholebit. I missed a lot of work. When Ifelt good enough, I would go to
Sarveyand take Freedom out for
walks. Freedom wouldalso come to me
in my dreams and help me fightthe
cancer. This happened time and time again.

Fast forward to November
2000the day after Thanksgiving,I went in for my last check-up.I was told that if the cancer was notall gone after 8 rounds of chemo, then my
lastoption was a stem cell
transplant. Anyway, theydid the
tests; and I had to come back Monday forthe results. I went in Monday, and I wastold that all the cancer was gone.

So the first thing I did was get up to Sarvey andtake the big girl out for a walk. It was
mistyand cold. I went to her flight
and jessed herup, and we went out
front to the top of thehill. I
hadn't said a word toFreedom, but
somehow she knew. She looked at meand wrapped bothher wings
around me to where Icould feel them
pressing in on my back(I was
engulfed in eagle wings), and shetouched my nose with her beak and stared into myeyes, and we just stood there like
thatfor I don't know how long . That
was amagic moment. We have been soul
mates eversince she came in. This is
a very special bird.

On a side note: I have had people whowere sick come up to us when we are out,
andFreedom has some kind of hold
onthem. I once had a guy who wasterminal come up to us andI
let him hold her.His knees just
about buckled and heswore he could
feel her power course through hisbody. I have so many stories like that..

I never forget the honour
I have of being so closeto such a
magnificent spirit asFreedom.

Hope you enjoyed this!But they that wait upon the
Lordshall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings as
eagles;they shall run, and not be
weary;and they shall walk, and not
faint.Isaiah 40:31

Cancer is a strange
cell.You can go along for years in
remissionand then one day it pops
its head up again.If you ever have
it you will never be free of it.Pray
for the day there will be a permanent cure.

About Me

I prefer to entertain a “Happy Days” approach to life, love & everything else!,"I have found that among its other benefits giving liberates the soul of the giver" -Maya Angelou-
"A Great Relationship Happens When Two People Who Truly Understand Each Other and Love Each Other for Who They Are Come Together and Create Something Stronger Than Either of Them Could Ever Be on Their Own..."